Scored in Silence
Using a unique blend of cutting-edge technology and choreography, Scored in Silence unpacks the hidden perspectives of Deaf people from the handful who survived the atomic bomb atrocity in Japan 1945.
On 6 August 1945, an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over Hiroshima. Three days later a second was dropped on Nagasaki. Both cities were destroyed, and thousands were killed instantly. More than 317,000 people were killed directly or indirectly by the bomb’s effects.
"The testimonies defy the imagination; witness to the falling of black rain on a landscape filled with corpses. It is a powerful and heartbreaking piece of storytelling, emphasising the isolation experienced by deaf people” - Colin Hambrook, Editor, Disability Arts Online
Based on Minamimura’s original research, Scored in Silence captures the true accounts of those who lived through and survived this horrendous catastrophe.
Your single ticket purchase allows you access to all three versions:
BSL with English voice over
English Audio Described
BSL with English voice over and captions.
(Photo credit: Mark Pickthall)
Performed in BSL with English voice-over
Also available in audio described and captioned editions
Company: Chisato Minamimura
Rating: 14+
Cost: Pay-What-You-Can
Runtime: 50 minutes
Available on Demand
This show is offered on-demand during the festival. Your single ticket purchase allows you unlimited viewings at any time during the 5-day festival.
Q&A with Chisato Minamimura
Join Scored in Silence Artistic Director and Performer Chisato Minamimura for a live online Q&A session, Saturday, April 3rd at 11 AM MST / 1 PM EST.
This is a FREE event. A free ticket is required to access this event.
CAST
CHISATO MINAMIMURA
Chisato Minamimura is a Deaf performance artist, born in Japan, now based in London. Chisato has created, performed and taught internationally, including 3 years (2003-2006) as a company member of CandoCo Dance Company. She has been involved in aerial performances with Graeae Theatre Company, London’s Paralympic Opening Ceremony and Rio’s 2016 Paralympic Cultural Olympiad. Chisato approaches choreography from her unique perspective as a Deaf artist, creating what she calls ‘visual sound/music’. Alongside international artists working in sound, projection, vibration and animation, Chisato often uses mathematical scores to create choreography, enhancing the experience of dance without music by creating visual sound.
Crew
Artistic Director / Performer: Chisato Minamimura
Animator: Dave Packer
Lighting and Production Designer: Jon Armstrong
Sonic Artist: Danny Bright
Vibrotactile Specialists: David Bobier / Jim Ruxton (VibrafusionLab)
Filmmaker: Harvey Cash
Sign Mime Specialist: Tetsuya Izaki
Sign Language Mentor: Steven Webb
Audio Describer / Writer / Mentor: Willie Elliot
Costume Designer: Meredith Jones
Access Sound Mix: Joseph Thorpe
Project Accountant: Dafydd Jones
Film Voiceover: Andrea Newlan
Producer: Sarah Pickthall / Tom Curteis
Digital Technician: Joe Turnball
With special thanks to Mayumi Bono (National Institute of Informatics), Mami Kaneko, Tomoe Kurokawa, Fumie Nakagawa, Susumu Oya and Nursing Home: AwajiFukuro-no-Sato.